Hinge for vanity cases



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WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HINGE non VANITY CASES.

Application filed December 13, 1922. Serial No. 606,659.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. KENDALL,-

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county-of Essex and State of New J ersey,,have invented a new and Im- It is one of the objects of the present in-' vention to provide a hinge structure by means of which two covers may be hingedly secured to a receptacle by the same hinge member. I

It is a further object of the invention to construct the hinge so that it will be sufficiently strong to performits function, and, at the same time, will have a neatappearance.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a View in rear elevationof vanity box constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fi 2 is a detail sectional view the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section, showing the receptacle body with one of the covers in open position;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing one of the covers in openposition and taken on the line 44; of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character 6 designates the receptacle, and 7 designates the twocovers'thereof. Each of these covers is formed with a bead 8 defining taken on its edge. The reference character 9 desig nates a hinge plate, and said hinge plate is provided with tongues 10. formed on the side edges of the hinge plate and adapted to roject through openings formed in the ody and bent inwardly of the body 6,, as designated by the reference character 11 in Fig. 3. These tongues 11 provide the means for securing the plate 9 to the body portion without necessitating the use of other materials, such as solder or the like. The plate 9 has on each of its ends a tongue 12, and said tongue is adapted to be bent about a wire 13 carried by the covers 7, as indicated by the reference character 14 in Fig. 2. These wires 13 are of relatively short length and are adapted to be retained within the bead 8 of their respective covers 7, and in order to more securely hold these wires 13 in place, the flange of each cover. is cut out as indicated by the reference character 17, to provide tongues 18 adapted to be bent downwardly around their respective wires to secure the same against accidental displacement. By this construction, it is apparent that the plate 9 with its end tongues 12 provides means for hingedly securing two covers to a single receptacle. Furthermore, by providing the" tongues 10 on the plate 9, the plate may be secured in position without soldering or other operation.

By providing the members 18 cut from the flanges or the cover 7, it is apparent that the wires 13 are retained against accidental displacementwith relation to their respective covers and that the entire structure-provides a rigid hinge-for the at is claimed. is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle, a plurality of covers therefor, each of said covers being formed with a bead and a flange, a plate carried by the receptacle and having a tongue on each of its ends, and a wire carried by the head on each of said covers and adapted for engagement with its respective tongue purpose.

of said plate to pivotally secure the covers to the receptacle.

2. A. device of the character described.

comprising a receptacle, a plurality of covers therefor, said covers eachhaving a flange and a head, a plate carried by the receptacle, a tongue formed on each end of said plate, a pintle carried in the bead of each cover, tongues cut from the flange of each cover and adapted to secure the pintle in position therein in such a manner that the tongue at each end of the plate may be bent around its respective pintle to pivotally secure the covers to the receptacle, and tongues carried by said plate and passing throu h the sidewalls of thereceptacle to secure t 0 plate in position thereon.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL. 

